BIZARRE: 74 - What They Never Told You

US ambassador to Russia visits jailed WSJ reporter Gershkovich

Evan Gershkovich is in ‘good health and remains strong’, US State Department says, reiterating call for his release.

Al Jazeera · Jul 3, 2023

DOJ targeting Trump lawyers: report

Justice Department prosecutors questioned Trump's former personal attorney for nearly eight hours

Salon · Jul 3, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: at least 19 injured in drone attack; US ambassador meets with jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich in Moscow – as it happened

Child among people injured in attack in Sumy; Lynne Tracy visits Wall Street Journal reporter in prison after court upholds FSB request to extend his detention

The Guardian - AU · Jul 3, 2023

Michael Hiltzik: US government debunks COVID lab-leak conspiracy theory, enraging conspiracy theorists

That sound you may have detected rising from the ether of social media this weekend was the gnashing of teeth by COVID conspiracy-mongers, outraged by a U.S. government report debunking their most cherished claims.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 29, 2023

Biden makes peace with "Bidenomics"

"I don't know what the hell that is," Biden joked two weeks ago.

Axios · Jun 29, 2023

Republican officials targeted by letters with white powder, report says

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert was among a group of mostly Republican officials who were sent suspicious letters laced with an “apparently harmless white powder,” the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

The Denver Post · Jun 28, 2023

Prigozhin ‘aimed to capture Russian generals’

WASHINGTON: Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin aimed to detain the heads of the Russian military in last week’s mutiny, but they discovered his planned rebellion early and avoided capture, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Jun 28, 2023

Markets Today: Stocks Mildly Lower on Negative AI News

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are down -0.20%, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are down -0.38%. Nvidia (NVDA ) and other AI chip stocks are leading the markets lower this morning after the Wall Street Journal late Tuesday reported that the...

Barchart · Jun 28, 2023

11 investigations that have moved the private markets since 2021

A sampling of the stories that have kept technology companies and investors honest over the years—or led to corporate collapse and federal indictments.

Fortune · Jun 28, 2023

S&P Futures Tick Lower Ahead of Powell Speech, Chip War Heats Up

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are trending down -0.15% this morning as a report on potential new restrictions on the export of artificial intelligence chips to China weighed on sentiment, while investors awaited a speech from Fed Chair Jerome Powell for fresh clues on the future direction of U.S. monetary…

Barchart · Jun 28, 2023